Fifth and final Tales of Symphonia manga released. I can't believe the manga's run is finally over!

Tales of Symphonia Volume 5WARNING: Spoilers ahead

General Information

Symphonia manga scansI have put up Tales of Symphonia Manga: Volume 4: Scans here. Mizuho has put up scans and a scanlation of the second book. I do not have other scans, nor do I know of any other places you can obtain scans or scanlations, though I would be very grateful if you do know and were willing to share the information.

Use of official manga artwork and scansPlease feel free to use the scans I've put up for icons, image editing and whatever you please. I'm not a stickler for credit, but it would be appreciated.

Firstly...the Kratos and baby!Lloyd pics are SO OMG CUTE that I am flailing around right now. Especially the coloured image of Lloyd on his shoulders. AW!!! The cuteness is TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.baby!Lloyd has such pinchable cheeks.

Also...wait, does this mean Zelos lives? I'm so confused. My friend told me he died in the official manga...what gives? I know he dies in the drama CD, though. D:

XDD!! I loved Kratos and Lloyd even more after these, too! ♥ I didn't even think it were possible!

You're most welcome! *beams* I'm so glad you enjoyed the scans! ;)

XDDD I came to Symphonia very very late, so I'm completely unfamiliar with what happens in the novels and drama CDs, etc. But thank you for letting me know!

omg ToA. You mean that random guy who gets knocked out and says, "Ze...los... di...ed..."? XD I ignore him! I put it down to ravings of a scrambled consciousness! XDDD

I love the ending, too! ;) I almost wish Mithos hadn't been batshit crazy and he could've joined them all in the world tour! It might have fixed his batshit craziness! Maybe even given us Lloyd/Genis/Mithos! ;)

YAY for Zelos surviving! ;) It probably made me as happy as the cuteness of baby!Lloyd and Kratos.

"Lloyd, don't call me dad, I am only 4000 years old! I am too young to be a father!" XD Kratos does look young though; in the beginning of the game I thought Kratos would be Lloyd's brother or something.

Which also reminds me, Kratos was telling Lloyd "don't die before me" when he handed Lloyd the locket... the scene is really touching and all, but... isn't it kind of impossible for Lloyd to outlive Kratos? XD I mean, Kratos seems to stuck at 20 something years old (or have a incredibly long life span), and Lloyd seems to age like normal people... lol

Still, it's interesting how we might never have a cannon ending for Zelos. Sometimes I don't know who I sympathize with more, Asch or Zelos. At least Asch got to take his anger out of his replica, and he died after resolving his conflicts. But Zelos died without any salvation. ... That's why you've got to live Zelos >_> I hate this kind of emo endings!

Mithos is... He's supposed to be a tragic hero, but he's so out of his mind that I never quite understand him.

omg I am so fond of that icon, too! That particular icon is by bioplague, and the post it's from is here. I love her MST3K icons, they're great! ;) Especially Zelos's one about his huge greatness. *snerk*

omg I know! *faints from the cute* There is so much chibi!Lloyd cuteness, it is nearly too much to take! There is a second manga of side-stories for nearly everyone, and it has a baby!Lloyd and Dirk chapter. EVEN MORE BABY!Lloyd. Will scan it sometime soon! ;)

The coloured artwork of baby!Lloyd on Kratos shoulders makes me melt with HAPPY. Oh man, it's almost worth getting into Symphonia for being able to appreciate the love of that image. ♥

XD! This is the official manga, as far as I'm aware, and Zelos sure looks alive to me! ;) He's alive all the way to the end of the book, where you see him waving at Lloyd and Colette and going YO! at them. :) Zelos lives. Which makes me quite happy.

... Zelos dies in the drama CD? I have never in my life been so glad I haven't got the drama CD for a series I'm into. XD! It looks like with Symphonia the manga creators got to HAVE THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO, by choosing to follow different storylines with the manga and the drama CD. :)

*snug* You're most welcome! I try my best, and sometimes scanning and cleaning up scans really is a pain, but it's worth it just to be able to put these out there, and especially when you enjoy the scans! *griiin* Thank you. *smiles*

I know!! I hunted down the entry and geeked even more when I saw they were MST3K quotes. I was wondering why the Kratos one sounded familiar. XD! I need to make more room! 100 icons is not enough for my fandoms~

Seriously? I don't think I could handle THAT much baby!Lloyd. There is such a thing as too much cute...but I'd force myself to look anyway even if I feel the urge to just throw my hands up in the air and walk away. XDIt amazes me, though, that they still get away with having never shown Anna. I've always been so curious.

I'd say THAT image alone is worth the entire series. I am SO happy to see official art for this! <3

THANK GOODNESS. An alive and well Zelos is the only Zelos I want. SCREW THE REPLICA IN DAATH. And screw the novel, screw the Drama CD- screw all the naysayers! I'll sick Asch on them. :F

Yes, he dies and everyone starts getting emotional from what I heard. I am definitely not listening to it. Much like the Asch situation- I shall create another world where Zelos and Asch are chilling on a beach searching for hunnies. XDI praise the manga so much now!

*hugs tight~* So long as you enjoy it, too and it's not cumbersome. I wouldn't want you sacrificing free time and all. :3

I am definitely not listening to it. Much like the Asch situation- I shall create another world where Zelos and Asch are chilling on a beach searching for hunnies. XD

Funny you should say that, I was sufficiently upset about Asch that I imagined him somehow finding his way onto Dinotopia (a peaceful island of shipwrecked humans and sentient dinosaurs) and living there. Zelos and any other dead Tales heroes could come, too- I can just imagine the amusing havoc they'd wreak upon a utopian society.

Although, Zelos appeared with the other characters (minus Kratos, unfortunately) in promotional material for the Symphonia spin-off coming to the Wii, so according to the games themselves he might actually live.

Tales of Symphonia SO doesn't let me choose a couple I might stick to. One moment I'm wibbling about how cute Colette and Lloyd are together and the next one I'm all OMG ZELOSANDLLOYDYES and then I'm all LloydGenis T_T

... but having more Kratos is always so nice. AND. Baby Lloyd with Kratos. Yes, it's heartbreaking in the best way but still. *WIBBLES A LOT*

XDDDDDD I love how Symphonia lets you have pretty much ALL the couples you want! ;) I support every single pairing you listed, and I encourage supporting ALL PAIRINGS at once! ;) There's no reason why Kratos/Lloyd can't coexist with Lloyd/Colette and Yuan/Kratos! ;) XDDD Lloyd/Colette is my sweet happy fluff feel-good place - the sunshine in my Symphonia pairings. ♥

But oh, I knew from the start (being cheerfully spoilered) that Kratos was Lloyd's father and it still didn't stop me from shipping the pairing. ;) I do wish at times that they weren't related so that I could ship them WHOLEHEARTEDLY (and that there'd be more fanfiction, and so that people wouldn't feel so bad about shipping them).

XDDD I am so for Lloyd/Genis, too. ;) omg Mithos go away, stop interfering with their love. *possessive about pairings that way!*

Wibbling! ♥ That really is the best word to describe it! XD Baby Lloyd. *is overcome with WAFF*

XDDDDDDD! You know, all the Yuan/Kratos in this manga made me wish Yuan was Lloyd's mother. >D Then they could be one big happy family. ;)

the manga has done so much more for Kratos and Lloyd than the game ever didXDDDDD How true that is! I got all ;;__;; over the baby!Lloyd and Kratos moments, too - you're not alone! I don't even know why they moved me so much.

That's the end, all right! ;) I'm not familiar with the complete plot and therefore do not actually know what is missing, but this is it for the manga timeline, at least. There is an additional manga of side-stories, which features several character back-stories, like:

1. Lloyd being adopted by Dirk following Anna's death 2. Colette, Genis and Lloyd as children 3. Zelos' tragic backstory, encompassing his first meeting with Seles as children, his relationship with Seles, his mother's death, and Zelos meeting again with Seles once they were grown up (the longest story in all the side-stories, and it's really good, and has young!Zelos). 4. Genis trying to think of a present for Presea 5. Mithos and Genis

I agree on it wrapping up really well! ♥ And I'm so glad Zelos didn't die (which seems to be the general consensus, XD).

I know! He's so cute... there's also an additional manga with side-stories for nearly everybody, and there's a bitty!Lloyd and Dirk flashback to when Dirk adopted Lloyd. socute omg. I'll scan it sometime, it's a whole other book and I've had quite enough scanning for today. But someday!

ohgods, absolutely no kidding on that Mithos point. This entire manga's Mithos appearances can be summarised as:

1. Mithos looking crazy 2. Mithos looking deranged3. Mithos looking absolutely out of his mind4. Mithos "the lights are on, and someone Really Weird Is Home" 5. Mithos being emo and angsting over his Oneesama.

XDDD Mindgames indeeeed. ♥ That's probably why Mithos is nuts and so good at them: living so long made him start playing mindgames with himself, and the rest is history. BOOM.

And this volume is made so much better with Mitho's mind-screwing and his expressions. OH, THE EXPRESSIONS! *wibbles* ♥

You know? I never really took the time to appreciate Yuan/Kratos until I saw these scans. I thought about it, but never really had enough to really consider them as one of my favourite pairings. I think I've been convinced and converted. >8D

As usual, these are some really nice scans! :) Thank you! Although I haven't played the game, I am a real sucker for Lloyd's relationship with Kratos, so that one color illust makes me really happy. :)

I still think that while Symphonia has a good story, its plot is rather messy, so it's a good thing the story gets retold in a more coherent way. 5 volumes is still pretty darn short, though! Eternia's manga is almost twice that, and it has much less plot to get through.